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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Newmont hits new zone at True North
Newmont Gold (NGC-N) and La Teko Resources (LAO-V) have intersected gold mineralization in a new zone discovered at the True North deposit, near Fairbanks, Alaska.The structure, known as the Merlyn zo…
Western mining firms secure licences for Russian gold ground
Exploration licences for gold properties in the Magadan region of northeastern Russia have been granted to nine companies, including Broken Hill Proprietary of Australia and Omolon Gold.BHP acquired t…
PRODUCER AND DEALEAR PRICES
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,653 per tonne, alloy $1,455 per tonne (Sept. 23/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,910 per tonne (Sept. 23/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. (Se…
Sahelian sees potential at Poura GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Summer drilling marks turning — point in quest for Damoti gold — Company seeks to expand resource in deep drilling program
A work program by Sahelian Goldfields (SHGI-C) is adding to the resource potential of the Poura mine, a past producer of more than 600,000 oz. gold in Burkina Faso, West Africa.The company says recent…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Barberton camp struggles with low gold prices — Canadian companies ease up on once-promising projects
The cramped, creaky cage that lowers miners to the depths of Avgold’s Sheba mine is a potent reminder that the Barberton area of South Africa is one the world’s oldest gold camps. For more than 100 ye…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Teck eyes gold project in Uzbekistan
Interfax News Agency reports that two Canadian companies are vying to become involved in the Amantaytau Goldfields joint venture, which was set up to mine the Amantaytau and Daugistau gold deposits in…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — European Gold tests the luck ‘o the Irish
Toronto-based junior European Gold Resources (EGRI-C), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Omagh Minerals, intends not only to open Ireland’s first modern-day gold mine, but also to market its produc…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Echo Bay drills Jessup property
A drill program by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) will test the Jessup gold property in Nevada’s Churchill Cty.The major recently started its third round of drilling at the property, which is held by Americom…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Drilling resumes at Sleeper property
Drilling by X-Cal Resources(XCL-T) will test the West Wood, Bedrock, Casino and Ready Line targets at the Sleeper gold property in Nevada’s Humboldt Cty.Earlier this year, X-Cal signed an agreement to…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Drilling penetrates gold zone at Tanzania’s Geita — Development program continues at Samax’s Golden Pride property
While its 1-million-oz.-plus Golden Pride gold deposit remains its primary focus, Samax Resources (SMX-T) is increasingly encouraged by its separate Geita gold property, about 160 km to the northwest,…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Nevsun locates new zones at Kubi
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has reported initial trenching results from its 90%-owned Kubi project in Ghana.The trenching was designed to assess the oxide potential of several mineralized zones that exis…